[TPIN] Adults playing in student productions

[Steve Roiland]

This is called mentoring an is the best way to teach,

Steve Roiland


>From: mike magers <regstrad43 at yahoo.com>
>To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
>Subject: [TPIN] Adults playing in student productions
>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:33:42 -0700 (PDT)
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>If students are excluded, I think it defeats the purpose, but if every 
>student who desires to is allowed to participate along side a few adult 
>parents, I don't see a problem.  I have since rotated out of the group, but 
>in my childrens' case, the playing parents were the same ones who were the 
>band and orchestra sponsors.  It was just one more mentor situation, as you 
>say.
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>Mike
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>----- Original Message ----
>From: "Vaxtrpts at aol.com" <Vaxtrpts at aol.com>
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>I would like to put my "two cents" into this discussion.  I completely  
>agree
>with Ron.  When a production is put on by a school, it should be  something
>that involves STUDENTS.  Hiring an all adult pit band completely  goes 
>against
>the EDUCATIONAL aspects of even putting on a musical.  It is  NOT just for 
>the
>drama department. It is for the whole school.  Even if the  performance 
>isn't
>what it would have been with all adults, it is still a  valuable experience
>for the students who would be playing in the pit next to the  adult 
>musicians
>(or pro's for that matter.)  My gut feeling would be that  if you are an 
>adult
>player who doesn't feel comfortable in that situation, then  just don't 
>"take
>the gig."  We all have to be mentors at some point in our  careers as
>musicians.  This seems like a perfect time and place to do  it.
>Mike Vax
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